Imagine a Convocation-like ceremony, but for celebrating achievements at work.
Dalhousie's annual Legacy Awards event fits the bill nicely, bringing the university community together to recognize faculty and staff for excellence in research, teaching, workplace safety, and service throughout their careers.
The Legacy Award itself — handcrafted by local artists — is a stylized water droplet signifying the ripple effect one person can make. First awarded in 2018 as part of Dalhousie’s 200th anniversary celebrations, the droplets have since been presented to more than 255 faculty and staff across campus.
“The answer that I keep coming back to [about what makes Dalhousie so remarkable] is that, here, we change what’s possible for the world in great ways," said Dalhousie President Kim Brooks at this year's celebration on Tuesday (Dec. 17).
"We do that by supporting people in realizing potential and possibilities in themselves that they might not otherwise have seen, known about, or been brave enough to explore,” she said. “Every single person on this campus contributes to that positive difference and today we get to acknowledge and recognize more than 40 of you.”
Coming together
While Faculties, departments and units have their own award ceremonies throughout the year that contribute to their local cultures, Grace Jeffries-Aldridge, Dalhousie’s vice president, people and culture, emphasized the unique role of the Legacy Awards.
“They bring us together to highlight one another and showcase our strength as a Dalhousie community.”
In addition to the awards, the celebration featured a warm welcome from Elder Ann LaBillois and a student quartet from the Fountain School of Performing Arts.
Read more about the faculty and staff causing ripples and waves below, followed by more photos from the event.
Health and safety awards
Environmental Health and Safety Award
Dr. Jennifer MacDonald, 1st Year Chemistry Laboratory Teaching Team, Faculty, Science
Dr. Joshua Bates, 1st Year Chemistry Laboratory Teaching Team, Faculty, Science
Janice MacInnis Award for Healthy Workplaces
Environmental Health and Safety Office
Facilities Management Stoker Award for Innovation
10-Year Voltage Upgrade: Joe Beaver, Kevin Hazel, Tom Hunter, Dave Lantz, Glen MacDonald, Jack Roach, Drew Tavener
Facilities Management Stoker Award for Safety
Agricultural Campus COVID Clinic: Ed Bowers, Steve Stanton, Ritchie Davidson, Daniel (DJ) McCarthy, Marven Mackenzie, Irving Sharpe, Brett Nelson, Dwayne Warwick, Ken Dunn, Seymour Publicover, Gordon Farrell, Leanne Fisher, Starla Hutt, Annette Bent, Jason Penney
Facilities Management Stoker Employee Choice Award
Nancy McGrath
President's Research Excellence Awards
Emerging Investigator
Dr. Locke Davenport Huyer, Faculty, Dentistry
Dr. Travis Esau, Faculty, Agriculture
Dr. Theo Johnson-Freyd, Faculty, Science
Dr. Sarah Moore, Faculty, Health
Dr. Margaret Robinson, Faculty, Arts and Social Sciences
Dr. Haorui Wu, Faculty, Health
Research Impact
Dr. Floris Goerlandt, Faculty, Engineering
Sue Goyette, Faculty, Arts and Social Sciences
Dr. Noreen Kamal, Faculty, Engineering
Distinguished Research Professors
Dr. Elaine Craig, Faculty, Law
Dr. Hélène Deacon, Faculty, Science
Dr. Josef Zwanziger, Faculty of Science
Community service awards
Anne Marie Ryan Community Growth Award
Dr. Joseph Bielawski, Faculty, Science
Rosemary Gill Awards
Kimberly Lickers, Faculty, Science
Nicole Douglas, Registrar's Office
Aziz Bojang, Security Services
Kerrianne Ryan, Faculty, Science
Gladys Littler Award, Faculty, Dentistry
Jennifer Strong, Dental Stores
Dr. Allan Cohen Memorial Award for Community Service
Dr. Aruna Dhara, Family Medicine
Staff Award for Excellence in Service, Faculty, Agriculture
Jonathan Wang, Athletics, Faculty, Agriculture
Wayne Paquet Award for Indispensable Service, Registrar's Office
Heather McGuire, Registrar's Office
DPMG awards
Early Career
Veronica Bacher, Research Services
Outstanding Achievement
Tyler Hall, Faculty, Medicine
Andrew Harding, Faculty, Agriculture
Conor Falvey, Schulich School of Law
10+ Years of Service
Tiffany Coolen-Jewers, Schulich School of Law
Inclusion, Diversity, Decolonization, Equity, and Accessibility (IDDEA) Outstanding Achievement
Huwaida Medani, People and Culture
Rachelle McKay, Centre for Learning and Teaching
University-wide teaching awards
Academic Innovation Award
Dr. Ted Hubbard, Faculty, Engineering
Award for Excellence in Graduate Supervision
Dr. Nikhil Thomas, Faculty, Medicine
Award for Excellence in Online/Blended Course Development, Design, and Delivery
Gabriella Mosquera, Faculty, Computer Science
Contract and Limited-Term Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching
Laurel Schut, College, Sustainability
Dalhousie Alumni Association Faculty Award of Excellence for Teaching
Dr. Marion Brown, Faculty, Health
Early Career Faculty Award of Excellence for Teaching
Jennifer Frail-Gauthier, Faculty, Science
President's Graduate/Undergraduate Student Teaching Award
Lara Millman, Faculty, Arts and Social Sciences
Clarisse Paron, Faculty, Arts and Social Sciences
Leila Mohammadi, Faculty, Science
Sessional and Part-Time Instructor Award for Excellence in Teaching
Joseph Weatherby, Faculty, Science
